The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made8th April 1999

Laid before Parliament8th April 1999

Coming into force30th April 1999

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(1), (1A)(e) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641, as extended to Northern Ireland2, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

Title and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th April 1999.

Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 19942

For the Schedules to the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 19943 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Jeff RookerParliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food1st April 1999

SewelParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office1st April 1999

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Peter HainParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office7th April 1999

Paul MurphySecretary of State, Northern Ireland Office8th April 1999

SCHEDULESCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULES TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) (FEES) REGULATIONS 1994

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF A PLANT VARIETY IN A NATIONAL LIST
Regulation 3(1)(a)
Amount
Plant Variety
New Fee
Old Fee
£
£(*)
1
Any variety
275
(260)
(*)
The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.
SCHEDULE 2FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST
Regulation 3(1)(b)
Amount
Plant Variety
New Fee
Old Fee
£
£(*)
1
A cereal (excluding maize) variety
745
(710)
2
A maize variety
455
(435)
3
A potato variety
695
(660)
4
A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, celery, curly kale, leek, onion, radish, turnip or fodder variety
645
(615)
5
A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety
555
(530)
6
A herbage variety
455
(435)
7
An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety
455
(435)
8
A sugar beet or fodder beet variety
180
(170)
9
Any other variety
230
(220)
(*)
The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.
SCHEDULE 3FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TRIALS FOR VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST
Regulation 3(1)(c)
Amount
Plant Variety
New Fee
Old Fee
£
£(*)
1
A maize variety
535
(510)
2
A potato variety
945
(900)
3
A ryegrass, timothy or white clover variety
380
(360)
4
A field pea variety
770
(735)
5
A flax or linseed variety
360
(345)
6
A sugar beet variety
415
(395)
7
A festulolium variety
380
(360)
8
A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or oat variety
1,220
(1,160)
9
A field bean variety
355
(340)
10
A spring oilseed rape variety
760
(725)
11
A winter oilseed rape variety
800
(760)
(*)
The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.
SCHEDULE 4RENEWAL FEES
Regulation 3(1)(d)
Amount
Plant Variety
New Fee
Old Fee
£
£(*)
1
A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)
170
(160)
2
Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)
275
(260)
(*)
The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.
SCHEDULE 5FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS
Regulation 3(1)(e)
Amount
Matter
When payable
New Fee
Old Fee
£
£(*)
1
Application for the substitution of a name in a National List
On making the application
30
(30)
2
Making written representations to the Ministers
On delivering the representations
30
(30)
3
Attending to be heard by a person appointed by the Ministers
Before the hearing
60
(55)
4
Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country
Within 14 days of demand by the Minister
160
(150)
5
Observation plot-trials for value for cultivation and use
Within 14 days of demand by the Minister
135
(130)
6
Entry in a National List
Before entry in a National List
120
(115)
(*)
The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

	Amount
Plant Variety	New Fee	Old Fee
	£	£(*)
1 Any variety	275	(260)
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

	Amount
Plant Variety	New Fee	Old Fee
	£	£(*)
1 A cereal (excluding maize) variety	745	(710)
2 A maize variety	455	(435)
3 A potato variety	695	(660)
4 A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, celery, curly kale, leek, onion, radish, turnip or fodder variety	645	(615)
5 A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety	555	(530)
6 A herbage variety	455	(435)
7 An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety	455	(435)
8 A sugar beet or fodder beet variety	180	(170)
9 Any other variety	230	(220)
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

	Amount
Plant Variety	New Fee	Old Fee
	£	£(*)
1 A maize variety	535	(510)
2 A potato variety	945	(900)
3 A ryegrass, timothy or white clover variety	380	(360)
4 A field pea variety	770	(735)
5 A flax or linseed variety	360	(345)
6 A sugar beet variety	415	(395)
7 A festulolium variety	380	(360)
8 A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or oat variety	1,220	(1,160)
9 A field bean variety	355	(340)
10 A spring oilseed rape variety	760	(725)
11 A winter oilseed rape variety	800	(760)
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

	Amount
Plant Variety	New Fee	Old Fee
	£	£(*)
1 A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	170	(160)
2 Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)	275	(260)
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

		Amount
Matter	When payable	New Fee	Old Fee
		£	£(*)
1 Application for the substitution of a name in a National List	On making the application	30	(30)
2 Making written representations to the Ministers	On delivering the representations	30	(30)
3 Attending to be heard by a person appointed by the Ministers	Before the hearing	60	(55)
4 Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country	Within 14 days of demand by the Minister	160	(150)
5 Observation plot-trials for value for cultivation and use	Within 14 days of demand by the Minister	135	(130)
6 Entry in a National List	Before entry in a National List	120	(115)
(*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 (as amended) so as to prescribe revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 (as amended) (regulation 2 and the Schedule).

The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, and the fees which were chargeable before these Regulations came into force are printed in italics beside the revised fees.

Application, test, trial and renewal fees have been increased by 5 per cent., rounded to the nearest £5. The fees in Schedule 5 have been similarly increased apart from the fees for an application for the substitution of a name in a National List and for making written representations to the Ministers which remain unchanged.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF.